Files and links (1)
SubmittedOpen Access (License Unspecified), Open
Book chapter
THINGS THAT LAST? CATEGORY CREATION, IMPRINTING, AND DURABILITY
From Categories to Categorization : Studies in Sociology, Organizations and Strategy at the Crossroads, pp 297-325
01 Jan 2017
Abstract
Drawing on the notion of imprinting, we develop a framework for understanding category emergence and durability by suggesting that the durability of a category reflects its emergence conditions. We propose four ideal-typical mechanisms - consensus, proof, fiat, and truce - that arise from differences in the degree of agreement and the centralization of the authority regarding category definitions. Our framework not only relates category durability to emergence but also highlights the role of category promoters and constituencies in an ongoing process of category maintenance. We discuss implications for understanding the dynamics of the categorization process in various social and product market contexts.
Metrics
Details
- Title
- THINGS THAT LAST? CATEGORY CREATION, IMPRINTING, AND DURABILITY
- Creators
- Eunice Y. Rhee - Seattle Univ, Dept Management, Seattle, WA 98122 USAJade Y. Lo - Drexel UniversityMark T. Kennedy - Imperial Coll, Business School, Org Dev & Strategy, London, EnglandPeer C. Fiss - Univ Southern Calif, Dept Management & Org, Los Angeles, CA USA
- Contributors
- R Durand (Editor)N Granqvist (Editor)A Tyllstrom (Editor)
- Publication Details
- From Categories to Categorization : Studies in Sociology, Organizations and Strategy at the Crossroads, pp 297-325
- Series
- Research in the Sociology of Organizations
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing; BINGLEY
- Number of pages
- 29
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000423074000009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85016427382
- Other Identifier
- 991019168460304721
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Sociology